Washing-machine.



No. 3,833. PATENTED DEO.17, 1907.. W. T. BOTTENFIBLDV WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 1907.

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No. 873,833. PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907.

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WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907.

Application filed January 3. 1907. Serial No. 350.659.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM T. BoTTEv- FIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nelson, in the county of Nuckolis and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l/Vashing- Machines, and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to washing machines.

The objects of the invention are in a novel and practical manner, to utilize hot water to the greatest possible advantage in washing fabrics, to insure projection of the water through the meshes of all parts of a garment with sufficient force to cleanse the same thoroughly, to render it possible to rub as lightly or heavily as the condition of the garments may require to cleanse them properly, and to facilitate the rubbing of dirty spots or portions of garments more than the cleaner parts thereof.

ith the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a washing machine, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts,Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a washing machine constructed in accordance with the present invention Fig. 2 is an end view referring more particularly to the manner inwhich the rotary rubber is supported in the suds box; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section taken through the machine a little to one side of its center line, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view partly in section, of a portion of the rotary rubber.

The sub structure or support of the washing machine may be of any preferred form and therefore needs no further description. Supported upon the sub structure is a suds box 1, which is made of metal or any suitable material, and is, as shown in Fig. 2, made circular in cross-section. The bottom of the suds box is provided with a heating pan 2 surrounding which and secured to the suds box is a jacket 3 having a heat inlet orifice 4 to be disposed over the burner of a gas or other stove 5, the object of the jacket 3 being to conserve the heat, and thus cause it to be more effective in heating the water in the heating .pan or channel 2. The upper portion of the suds box is provided with two lateral extensions 6 and 7, the former of which is adapted to receive a wringer attachment not shown, and the latter to receive a roller 9, the function of which will appear later on.

Secured to each end of the suds box, near its upper edge is a cross-bar or brace 10, the ends of which project beyond the box, and serve as handles for transporting the appa ratus from point to point. Disposed upon each of the bars is an arm 11., one end of which is hinged to the bar 10 at 12, and the other end of which is orificed to receive the shank of a turn button 13 by means of which the arm is held assembled with the bar. Each of the arms carries a bearing 14 adapted to receive a shaft 15 of the rotary rubber 16, whereby the said rubber may be lifted out of the suds box for the purpose of cleansing or the like. In order that the rotary rubber may occupy a proper position relatively to the suds box, the upper sides of the latter are recessed at 17 to receive the bearings 14, as 4 clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The rubber 16 comprises, as usual, two heads 18 and an intermediate partition 19, to which the rubbing ribs 20 are secured in any preferred manner. In order to hold the garments exteriorly of the rubbing cylinder, a plurality of clothes holders 21 are provided, each of which consists of a bar of metal hav ing its terminals provided with eyes 22 interlocking with the eyes 23 of spring drawn rods 24 mounted in recesses in the heads 18, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, the springs being covered by plates 25, thus to shield them from injury and to cause them to properly operate at all times. The shaft 15 rojects beyond one end of the suds box and carries a wheel 26 which is provided at its periphery with a plurality of handles 27 by which the wheel may be turned. In addition, the wheel is provided with a lateral handle 28, as usual. By the provision of the two sets of handles, su'flicient leverage is provided to operate the rotary rubber under all conditions.

Another feature of the invention resides in a novel form of stationary rubber or scrubbing board which consists of a plurality of slats of rubbing ribs 29 that are secured in any preferred manner to metallic straps 30,

that carry near their terminals a plurality of cylindrical slats 31 and 32 and are adapted to bear against the interior of the suds box. Each of the straps 30, at one end, projects through a bar 33 secured to the suds box, and is provided with a stop or enlargement 34, and mounted on each strap between the enlargement and the bar 33 is a coiled spring 35, the object of which is to adjust the stationary rubber to different thicknesses of garments, and to permit the rubber to yield to prevent injury thereto.

Connected with one of the rollers 31 are two leather straps 36 that are secured to the roller 9, which latter by being rotated to wind up the leather straps and thus place the stationary rubber under tension, causes it to exert the required pressure upon the garment held upon the exterior of the rubbing cylinder. The provision of this roller 9 is important, inas-much as the pressure on the garments can be regulated according to their texture.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that while the improvements herein described are simple in character, they will coact in the production of a thoroughly efli- 3 cient washing machine, and one in which by reason of the employment of the heating pan 2 and hot air jacket 3 will result in rapid and even cleansing of clothes. Moreover, by the provision of the adjustable stationary rubher, the pressure may be regulated on the clothes in such manneras to'cause clean spots to be but lightly rubbed and dirtier spots to be firmly rubbed, thus to secure effective washing.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is In a washing machine, the combination with a suds box, of a rotary rubber mounted therein and having end. heads provided with radial recesses, spring retracted rods mounted in said recesses and clothes holding rods extended longitudinally of the rubber and having terminal engagement with the spring retracted rods.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto se my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM T. BOTTENFIELD.

Vitnesscs:

H E'DW. E. CLARK,

J. I. RUHMAN. 

